1.
Titi Soentoro, Aksi! for Gender, Social and Ecological Justice, 7 July 2022
Monitoring implementation of
projects in Asia
- an Indonesian Experience
Session 2 of the 2022 GCF Watch International Webinar Series:
CSO-led monitoring and evaluation of GCF-approved projects

2.
Eight indicators of
good practices
climate projects
Grassroots women in 10 climate projects

3.
8 (eight) Indicators for
good practice
climate projects
Complete information
disclosure, provided in languages
understood by and through means
friendly to women in their diversities
and people with special needs
Consent based on free, prior and
informed consultation with speci
fi
c
measures to involve women in their
diversities
Gender and environmental impact
assessment in gender segregated
data
No forced displacement. If
needed, the relocation has to be
through gender transformative process,
without coercion or empty promises aiming to
improve the lives and livelihoods of the
communities affected including women in
their diversities and people with special
needs
Respect and protect the rights of
women environmental human rights
defenders
Empowerment as the co-bene
fi
ts
for women: participation, income,
knowledge/skills among others
Based on initiatives and wisdoms
of the local and indigenous peoples,
including the indigenous women Gender sensitive and
transformative grievance
mechanism

4.
Advocacy at NDA
(national):
Stage 1 to 3
• CSO engagement
mechanism
• Country Program
Document
• NOL for projects and direct
AEs
Arena for CSOs monitoring
Advocacy at GCF
(Board/Secretariat):
Stage 4 to 6
• CSOs Active Observers
and CSOs GCF network
• Project proposals
• AEs application
Advocacy at NDA, AEs and
GCF (national/international):
Stage 8 and 10:
• Monitoring projects on sites
• Monitoring projects updates by
AEs/IEs, GCF/NDA

5.
Advocacy at NDA
(national):
Stage 1 to 3
• CSO engagement
mechanism
• Country Program
Document
• NOL for projects and direct
AEs
Consultation of the 4th draft of the Country
Program Documents, June 2020
Pegasus Capital Advisor
on Global Fund for Coral
Reef Investment
Window, July 8, 2021
MUFG Bank on Green
Guarantee Company on
September 2, 2021
MUFG Bank on Project
Gaia on July 1, 2022
Focus Group Discussion on projects tabled for No Objection Letter

6.
Advocacy at GCF (Board/
Secretariat):
Stage 4 to 6
• CSOs Active Observers and
CSOs GCF network
• Project proposals
• AEs application

7.
Approved 28 October 2018
Monitoring approved FP083
Available only documents for Board consideration on
28 October 2018: after more than 3,5 years still no
update on project implementation
Indonesian NDA website
Lack of information about the precise
location and status of project
implementation
Lack of information about the precise location and
status of the project implementation. Information
more on
fi
nancial matters than ful
fi
llment of the
safeguards. No information about the application of
gender assessment (as required by the Indonesian
Presidential Decree no. 9/year 2000.

8.
Information Disclosure Drafts of
Country Program
Document for public
consultations
(available short
notice)
Country
Program Document
in website
Project proposal initial draft for
NOL (limited distribution for invitees
only, not included annexes on details
concept notes for safeguards, IPs,
gender). Project proponents are
allowed to not disclose the proposal
and the annexes
a) Funding proposal
b) No-objection letter issued by the national
designated authority(ies) or focal point(s);
c) Environmental and social report(s)
disclosure;
d) Secretariat’s assessment;
e) Independent Technical Advisory Panel’s
assessment;
f) Response from the accredited entity to
the independent Technical Advisory
Panel's assessment; and
g) Gender documentation.
Lack of information
about the status of
project
implementations

9.
Challenges
Good personal relationship
with NDA sta
ff
and the
consultant (GGGI), on the list
of invitation in regards to
meetings/events hosted by
the NDA, but the engagement
is not structural one.
Capacity to monitor
GCF approved projects
in the implementation
(5 projects)
Capacity to assess
proposed projects tabled
for getting the No-
Objection Letter (36
projects are listed by the
NDA) particularly proposal
of
fi
nancial intermediaries
Access to decision
making, but no
control over decision
made
No power to decline
project proposals
tabled for NOL

10.
Literatures
• GCF, Appraisal Guidance, July 2022 at: https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/
gcf-appraisal-guidance.pdf
• GCF Handbook, Decisions, policies, and frameworks. As agreed by the Board of the Green Climate
Fund from B.01 to B.30, March 2022 at: https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/
document/gcf-handbook-march2022.pdf
• GCF, FP083 Indonesia Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project at: https://
www.greenclimate.fund/project/fp083
• NDA GCF Indonesia, Featured Projects at: https://fiskal.kemenkeu.go.id/nda_gcf/en/featured-
projects
• PT. SMI, Indonesia Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project, Developer Manual, August 2021
at: https://ptsmi.co.id/wp/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/GREM_Developer-Manual-August-2021.pdf
• Risma Umar/Puspa Dewy, Eight Feminist Indicators for Climate Actions, March 2021
• World Bank, Indonesia - Geothermal Resource Risk Mitigation Project : environmental assessment :
Environmental and social management framework (English) at: https://documents.worldbank.org/
en/publication/documents-reports/documentdetail/683141519642635894/environmental-and-
social-management-framework

11.
Thank you !
Since 2013:
Monitor GCF/NDA
Capacity building for CSOs and grassroots groups on GCF/NDA